Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-25
WHY PEOPLE BECOME OLD.
An Interesting Address on the Less of Hair
The Remedy.

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At the opening meeting OF the British
Psychological Association the inaugural
address was delivered by Mr.. C. II. Wheel
er, who said that it was the object of the
British Theological Association to trace
the less OF hair to its true causes, to inyes-
tigate the secrets Of nature aud learn the
physiological actions Of remedies that
would benefit and assist Dature 10
repair disOrdered functions. Out OF
1000 men upon the Medical Reg,
lister" he believed that scarcely twenty
had made a special study OF the hair.
Hair falling might he induced by
one cause only, or by several acting to
gether or IN succession, ~ debllltating IN
huenCeS, nerve troubles, excitement, care,
worry, blood diseases, hereditary prcdisp0-
sion, occupation, climate, mechanical oh
slruction, mental emotion, bad ventilation,
high temperature, vegetoid plants and ami
NAL parasites. The cause of badness was
not m the hair shaft, but in the faulty
function OF nutrition. and although Their"
were IN this country some 5O,OUO so-cdliCd
hair dTesSers their treatment had proved
practically impOtent to prevent, arrest or
modify the progress of badness. The
association was endeayOriDg to e.
tablish a hospital for the treat
ment OF hair diseases with staff
of PSYCHOLOGISTS, and periodical lectures and
demonstrations; and it behoOyed them to
impress upon the nation the advisability
of giving the association charter, aud
compelling ever, tricholOgist to pass an
examination before being allowed TO prac-
tice.
The habit of keeping the hair dry and
free from some kind OF grease to assist the
depressed powers OF the hair was to his
mind a source of greet deal of badness.
out of $50 subjects between the ages OF
- and 80, who had passed under his OBJ
seryation - were either bald or getting so,
and the curious fact was brought to light
that 81 out OF the 81 were wine drinkers.
In 80 habitual spirit drinkers, men Of
similar ages, he found partly bald and
1 quite bald. Among total abStaiuerS,
on the other hand, he found 9 partly bald
and : totally bald out of 30. After obtain
ing these statistics he took note OF 81
"beer-drinking drunkards," the investiga-
ton resulting in the discovery that were
partially bald and 4 quite bald. Ii was
only fair, however, TO add that the spirit
drinkers were well-to-do, while the beer
drinking drunkards belonged TO the very
poorest class.
On another occasion he made note of 40
bald persons Of mixed classes aud Of various
ages This showed that a. wore full
boards, 43 shaved nearly the whole face,
IL shaved only the chin, and shaved only
the moustache, thus showing that the beard
| had little TO do with badness IS 2 CanSe.
In his own experience since 1879, when
this matter began to especially engage at
| tentiOn, he was not able to demonstrate
eonclusively the transmission Of any spe'
| cisl fungus or parasite from lower animals
to man or woman in this excessive hair
falling or badness.
He had never been in q position to do
this experimsntally, yet his conviction
was that the dog and the cat were often
the cause OF some hair loss; and tricho'
\ logists shOaid study and test the question
when they had an opportunity OF witness
ing the commencement of extensive hair
falling, when no other cause could with a
certainty be proved or even assigned for it.
Ii was becoming an increased belief that
dogs were subject TO some unknown dis
ease which cansed badness TO human
beings. Cases OF this kind have been
brought within his view, and had induced
him to give good deal Of attention to the
subject.
Id one instance, Mr.. Wheeler said, q
gentleman, an artist, had large black re
triever doc, whose coat had suddenly be
came gray, in face almost white; and il
was being shed in such large 4uantitie:
that he could not be had in the hous,
without everything he touched being Gov
cred with hairs. This gentleman had {
beautiful head Of hair chen he first SPOKE
about the dog, but when he came qgair
the next year he was quite bald. He alst
said that the female servant that attended
the dog had lost nearly tho whole of he
hair.
For himself he ESs convinced that tn,
continuous electric current yes the mos
active aud efficient hair stimulant OF liz
day. II was remedy of great therapeutic
value when used rs an accessory to othe
remedies.